Port Orange woman dies after motorcycle crash

Published: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 7:11 p.m.

A 55-year-old Port Orange woman has died from injuries she suffered in a motorcycle crash, an official said Saturday.

Linda Johnson was the passenger on Stephen Monnet's 2006 Harley-Davidson when it collided with a 2009 Ford Fusion at the intersection of Clyde Morris Boulevard and Reed Canal Road shortly before 6:10 p.m. Friday, Wayne Miller, assistant chief of police in Port Orange, said in a release. Johnson and Monnet, also of Port Orange, were taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach in critical condition.

The car, driven by Carolyn Byczynski, 60, of South Daytona, was traveling southbound on Clyde Morris and attempting to turn onto eastbound Reed Canal when it collided with the motorcycle, northbound on Clyde Morris.

Byczynski did not suffer any injuries. Neither Monnet nor Johnson was wearing a helmet. Miller said the crash is still under investigation.

<p>A 55-year-old Port Orange woman has died from injuries she suffered in a motorcycle crash, an official said Saturday.</p><p>Linda Johnson was the passenger on Stephen Monnet's 2006 Harley-Davidson when it collided with a 2009 Ford Fusion at the intersection of Clyde Morris Boulevard and Reed Canal Road shortly before 6:10 p.m. Friday, Wayne Miller, assistant chief of police in Port Orange, said in a release. Johnson and Monnet, also of Port Orange, were taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach in critical condition.</p><p>Johnson was pronounced dead about 9:30 p.m.; Monnet remains in critical condition, Miller said.</p><p>The car, driven by Carolyn Byczynski, 60, of South Daytona, was traveling southbound on Clyde Morris and attempting to turn onto eastbound Reed Canal when it collided with the motorcycle, northbound on Clyde Morris.</p><p>Byczynski did not suffer any injuries. Neither Monnet nor Johnson was wearing a helmet. Miller said the crash is still under investigation.</p>